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Endpoint security

• How Malaysia’s industries are tapping IoT

  Computer Weekly speaks to four industries that claim to have benefited from various IoT deployments and how it has changed their businesses  Continue Reading

• APT groups’ mobile momentum finally faces resistance

  State-backed APT groups are increasingly targeting mobile devices as Covid-19 puts the spotlight on remote working infrastructure security. We explore how the industry is fighting back  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: How to go back to the office safely and securely

  Security teams should be used to supporting remote workers effectively by now, but what’s going to happen when people start returning to their offices? We look at the risks and how to address them.  Continue Reading

• What are the security priorities for the post-coronavirus world?

  The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing massive change across the business world and things may never go back to normal. What does security look like in this new world, and what will buyers be prioritising?  Continue Reading

• Contact tracing: The privacy vs protection debate

  The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated extreme measures not seen in peacetime for over 100 years. Contact-tracing apps are being developed as a tool for managing the pandemic, but are they a step too far?  Continue Reading

• Australian firms soldier on amid Covid-19 outbreak

  From the largest financial institutions to small companies, Aussie firms have been dialling up their use of technology tools to keep their businesses humming during the coronavirus pandemic  Continue Reading

• How APAC firms are coping with the Covid-19 outbreak

  The air of change looms large in companies operating in the Asia-Pacific region, with some doing better than others in keeping the lights on amid the coronavirus pandemic  Continue Reading

• Why security validation matters

  FireEye’s top executives in Asia-Pacific discuss the benefits of security validation and offer their take on the region’s cyber threat landscape  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: How to implement safe and secure remote working

  Find out what CIOs and CISOs need to know to enable their end-users to work remotely and stay secure during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, and learn how users can help themselves  Continue Reading

• How to find the right zero trust strategy

  Large tech companies and the US Federal Government have adopted zero trust as their next-generation security model  Continue Reading

• Trusty methods to keep out intruders

  Today’s hyper-connected world means trust can no longer be taken for granted to keep networks secure – enter the zero-trust model  Continue Reading

• Is this Netflix-style thriller the future of security training?

  Cyber awareness specialists at KnowBe4 reckon that bringing Netflix-style production values to corporate videos heralds a new approach to security training  Continue Reading

• Inside the SOC: the nerve centre of security operations

  Security operations centres are the bedrock of any cyber defence strategy, but operating one is increasingly challenging, with mounting workloads and a shortage of skilled personnel  Continue Reading

• Industrial edge requires a focus on machines

  After the office edge and the mobile edge comes the industrial edge. We look at a shift in computing paradigms  Continue Reading

• Can the UK government’s efforts solve the cyber skills gap?

  There has been an active effort by the UK government to tackle the lack of skills in the cyber security space – but is it enough?  Continue Reading

• McAfee’s push for secure cloud adoption

  Organisations must do more to secure their cloud environments as malicious actors increasingly focus their attention on exploiting cloud vulnerabilities, says McAfee  Continue Reading

• How to mitigate IoT security risks to tap business benefits

  Security concerns are preventing many businesses from adopting IoT-based technologies, but with a bit of planning, the business benefits can be realised by mitigating the risk  Continue Reading

• APAC IoT adoption improves amid challenges

  More enterprises across the region are using the internet of things to track fleet vehicles and improve operations, but technology integration and security concerns are still holding back widespread adoption  Continue Reading

• Securing your mobile estate – best practice for CIOs

  The prevalence of mobile devices in every part of daily life is shaping how enterprises make choices about software and network infrastructure, but how do businesses go about securing these vast new endpoint estates?  Continue Reading

• How to get the basics of mobile device management right the first time

  When adopting mobile device management, there are often fears around implementation and whether or not the strategy is even required  Continue Reading

• Layer your approach to web security

  Combining unified threat management with other security systems and a strategic CISO is essential to defend against threats  Continue Reading

• Making unified threat management a key security tool

  As data protection becomes critical to businesses, we look at how unified threat management can be a useful tool, providing it is selected and deployed correctly according to business needs  Continue Reading

• Security without borders

  Perimeterless security offers a way to secure each point of connectivity and every device, rather than relying on perimeter protection  Continue Reading

• Expanding the boundaries of the digital workplace

  We look at the steps enterprises can take to implement a secure perimeterless digital workplace  Continue Reading

• The future of network-connected device security

  The proliferation of poorly secured network-connected devices has prompted the UK government to publish new best practice guidelines. Do these go far enough?  Continue Reading

• Securing the SD-WAN: The next network challenge

  Every time an enterprise weighs up whether or not to try SD-WAN, security is an essential part of the picture  Continue Reading

• The value of unified endpoint management

  Given the diversity of devices people can use for work, IT needs to look at how it can unify device security  Continue Reading

• An insider’s look into the dark web

  A principal research scientist at Sophos offers a glimpse into the abysses of the dark web in a bid to uncover what cyber crooks are up to  Continue Reading

• Cyber resilience key to securing industrial control systems

  Operators of industrial control systems can build greater cyber resilience by getting IT and operational technology teams to work more closely together and improving the visibility of their infrastructure, among other security measures  Continue Reading

• Network security in the digital transformation era

  Network security has always been a core focus for CISOs and IT security managers, but in an era of digital transformation, we examine if network security strategies are keeping up with new and emerging cyber threats  Continue Reading

• Getting a handle on mobile security in your enterprise

  Everyone now has a mobile device at work, so how can enterprises ensure they are secure?  Continue Reading

• Chrome OS: Why it may be time to approach desktop IT in a different way

  The managed desktop has been running for nearly 20 years. Surely there must be a better way? We investigate  Continue Reading

• Smart security: Go beyond the basics with biometrics

  With smartphone makers offering new features such as biometrics, there are lots of options available to businesses when putting mobile security into practice  Continue Reading

• Navigating ASEAN’s patchy cyber security landscape

  Cyber resilience remains low across Southeast Asia, a regional economic powerhouse that is increasingly susceptible to cyber threats as its digital economy grows  Continue Reading

• UK sale of surveillance equipment to Macedonia raises questions over export licence policy

  The UK approved an export licence for the sale of surveillance equipment to Macedonia – while the country was engaged in an illegal surveillance programme against its citizens. A senior minister was consulted on the decision  Continue Reading

• Where the device hits the network – a mobile device management update

  As business becomes increasingly mobile, we look at the latest trends in mobile device management to give businesses the edge  Continue Reading

• Microsoft SPE helps joined-up thinking

  We assess how Microsoft’s secure productive enterprise licence can help enterprises coordinate their digital transformation  Continue Reading

• Dealing with data under GDPR

  With the General Data Protection Regulation due to be enforced next year, Computer Weekly looks at how to address the requirements to suit your business  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Navigating the APAC cyber threat landscape

  LogRhythm CEO Andy Grolnick calls for more investments in cyber security technology and processes in APAC amid growing cyber threats in the region  Continue Reading

• Enterprise wireless: trends and developments in 2017

  What will be the main developments in wireless this year and what challenges will this bring to enterprises?  Continue Reading

• Breaking the cyber kill chain

  Traditional antivirus is no longer good enough for fileless malware attacks that don’t leave a trace  Continue Reading

• No silver bullet for business IoT security

  Good application design, adapting existing IT security and adopting some new ideas can protect firms from IoT threats  Continue Reading

• Meet IoT security challenges head-on

  Securing internet-connected devices should be a priority for IT leaders. We pinpoints the key areas that need to be targeted  Continue Reading

• Lauri Love: the student accused of hacking the US

  How did a brilliant but fragile computer science student from a rural English town end up facing life imprisonment in the US? Computer Weekly speaks to Lauri Love  Continue Reading

• My first IoT project: A guide for businesses

  We’ve all had a good giggle about having our fridges hacked – but now it’s time to get real. What are the first steps enterprises should take when implementing their first internet of things project?  Continue Reading

• The true cost of a cyber security breach in Australia

  The costs of cyber security breaches can quickly add up with fines, reputational damage and overhauls to network security all hitting the coffers. The case of one Australian firm shows why paying a ransom to a hacker might be tempting.  Continue Reading

• CW500: Are you human or are you machine?

  As more things become internet-connected, systems designed to authenticate people now need to deal with machine-to-machine authentication  Continue Reading

• Mobile strategies increase need for data loss prevention technology in Europe

  Data loss prevention technology that covers all popular mobile platforms and is easy to use and implement is called for as mobile strategies evolve  Continue Reading

• Mobile security -- what works and what doesn't?

  Experts told the CW500 Security Club how mobility brings new challenges to security departments and an opportunity to go beyond building walls around the enterprise  Continue Reading

• Asean organizations braced for cyber attack

  As an emerging economic power bloc, Asean is bracing itself for an influx of cyber crimes as hackers look for lucrative targets  Continue Reading

• Australian businesses under cyber attack

  What are the cyber security risks facing businesses in Australia and New Zealand and how are organisations addressing them?  Continue Reading

• Should businesses upgrade to Windows 10?

  Many organisations skipped the PC-unfriendly Windows 8 release. But Windows 10 is far more enterprise-focused  Continue Reading

• Making the most of logs

  Most IT systems produce log files, which IT administrators can use to automate security systems  Continue Reading

• Anatomy of a cyber attack – the risks facing small businesses

  A small business owner tells the story of how a cyber attacker nearly brought down her firm, and the expert who helped her highlights the lessons learned  Continue Reading

• Journey to the West: Will Huawei make its services ambitions stick?

  As network hardware supplier Huawei enters the services game, we consider if the West is ready to buy IT services from China  Continue Reading

• Top tips for remote and mobile workers to improve their cyber security

  Steps remote and mobile workers can take to improve cyber security on mobile devices, using public Wi-Fi and computers, and handling USB devices  Continue Reading

• Bill Binney, the ‘original’ NSA whistleblower, on Snowden, 9/11 and illegal surveillance

  Always a patriot: Computer Weekly talks to Bill Binney, the senior NSA official who blew the whistle before Edward Snowden  Continue Reading

• Mobile device management (MDM) vs backup

  MDM tackles the challenge of mobile devices flooding the enterprise, but it doesn’t mean you can stop worrying about mobile data protection  Continue Reading

• A HIP way of securing a wide range of endpoints

  The host identity protocol is emerging as an alternative way to secure a range of physical endpoints beyond laptops and smartphones  Continue Reading

• The state of mobile back end as a service

  Common mobile application services are increasingly being hosted on central back-end servers – but what does that mean for the enterprise?  Continue Reading

• Companies must act quickly to tackle cyber crime

  With cyber attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, companies must take stronger measures to prevent and tackle them  Continue Reading

• Companies must act quickly to combat cyber crime

  With cyber attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, companies must take stronger measures to prevent and tackle them  Continue Reading

• Companies driving growth of cloud

  Companies and organisations are increasingly adopting cloud services for more secure and efficient device management  Continue Reading

• BYOD security is no longer optional

  Attacks on data through mobile devices mean organisations can no longer consider mobile and BYOD security optional.  Continue Reading

• The internet of things is coming: Is your datacentre ready?

  Gartner estimates the IoT will see 26 billion units installed by 2020 – channelling huge volumes of data traffic into datacentres  Continue Reading

• What ingredients go into the successful app store?

  An enterprise app store should provide the controlled availability of apps for employees.We look at what is available for organisations to use  Continue Reading

• How to use defence in depth to secure endpoint machines

  Go beyond antimalware deployment to use security policies, BYOD strategies and user education to keep your devices and systems safe  Continue Reading

• Belt and braces: covering all the endpoint security angles

  Given users have skipped beyond the safe confines of wholly owned and heavily guarded corporate networks, how do you keep data safe?  Continue Reading

• A guide to smart home automation

  Unless it is a new build, the challenge in creating a smart home is that technology must work irrespective of the age of the property  Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of iPads in the enterprise

  The iPad is often the first platform for which developers produce apps – but it is substantially more expensive than its competitors  Continue Reading

• CW500 in the City: Mobility management and regulatory compliance

  A CW500 meeting heard how financial services firms, particularly the big banks, are responding to the need to offer customers and staff mobile services to compete for business and talent  Continue Reading

• How to support Apple in the enterprise

  The popularity of Apple products is driving adoption in the enterprise. But how should IT departments support iOS and MacOS X devices?  Continue Reading

• CW 500 Security Club: Securing the end point: a key challenge for business

  With multitudes of devices connecting businesses and their customers to interlinking systems, securing the end point has never been more vital  Continue Reading

• Businesses are beginning to adopt context-based security

  It is more than 10 years since context-aware security was proposed. We look at how the technology has evolved.  Continue Reading

• Protect your business by encrypting the network

  Enabling encryption across different points of the network can provide significant protection from the most advanced of attackers  Continue Reading

• Hacktivism: good or evil?

  IT lawyer Dai Davis looks at the rise of hacktivism and its impact on business and international politics  Continue Reading

• Mobile VPNs: Battered but not broken

  With weaknesses exposed in mobile VPNs in recent months, we examine if they are safe for companies to deploy  Continue Reading

• Create a mobile policy employees can trust

  With Gartner predicting a fifth of all enterprise BYOD projects would fail by 2016, we look at how businesses can embrace mobility successfully  Continue Reading

• The hidden threats facing your unsupported XP devices

  Exorbitant custom support deal fees may not be the highest costs organisations running Windows XP will face after support ends in April.  Continue Reading

• Failure to migrate from Windows XP could torpedo your business

  As the end of Windows XP support looms, what are the options available to CIOs using applications that run on nothing else?  Continue Reading

• Windows XP support will end this year – are you prepared?

  April 2014 marks the point when Microsoft will finally end technical support for Windows XP. What should you do if you can't migrate by then?  Continue Reading

• Collaboration is key in enterprise security puzzle

  Collaboration is key to security, cyber security professionals told attendees of Trend Micro’s customer event in London  Continue Reading

• How to make your datacentre BYOD-ready

  BYOD is changing how employees interact with corporate data. Datacentre managers should follow these steps to prepare their infrastructure for BYOD  Continue Reading

• CIO Interview: James Thomas, UCLH

  James Thomas, director of ICT at UCLH, talks about branching out into new mobile devices and embracing MDM and apps  Continue Reading

• Top 10 Android security tips

  As Android becomes more prevalent in the enterprise, Computer Weekly gives you 10 top tips for keeping your devices secure  Continue Reading

• Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers

  How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy  Continue Reading

• All quiet on the Wi-Fi security front

  The last high-profile Wi-Fi data breach was the assault on the TJX retail group in 2007, but that doesn't mean there is no risk  Continue Reading

• Securing Android for business

  As more Google Android devices enter the workplace, Computer Weekly looks at the best ways of securing the mobile operating system  Continue Reading

• IT security leaders debate their cyber threat challenges

  Information security leaders met at a roundtable hosted by Computer Weekly, in association with Trend Micro, to discuss cyber threats they face  Continue Reading

• Users drive BYOD take-off: but can BlackBerry catch up?

  Aviation regulator CAA is the latest business to embrace BYOD but it remains to be seen if BlackBerry can keep its competitive edge.  Continue Reading

• Mobile device management the Microsoft way

  Microsoft is making a pitch for mobile device management, with System Center 2012 and InTune, its cloud management software  Continue Reading

• The internet of things is set to change security priorities

  IT leaders must protect against the security risks introduced by the growing interaction between technology and the physical world.  Continue Reading

• Putting security in context

  How should organisations approach context-aware security technologies and what business benefits can they deliver?  Continue Reading

• Business priorities: what to protect, monitor and test

  How information security professionals can prioritise what to protect, monitor and test in the light of current budget and resource constraints  Continue Reading

• Shore up your organisation’s fleet with the right MDM

  There are many mobile device management products, but approaches vary. We outline how to choose the right one for your business  Continue Reading

• How to secure Macs in the enterprise

  Apple computers are becoming increasingly used in the enterprise - we look at how to securely introduce Macs in the corporate network  Continue Reading

• CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)

  Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years  Continue Reading

• How to make your business Flame-proof

  Advanced threats such as Flame can show CIOs what cyber attack tools of the future could look like  Continue Reading

• Royal Holloway 2012: Designing a secure contactless payment system

  In his Royal Holloway thesis, Albert Attard proposes a contactless payment system to make card-not-present credit card transactions more secure.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: BackTrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing -Beginner’s Guide

  In BackTrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing - Beginner’s Guide, Vivek Ramachandran teaches WiFi pen-testing using BackTrack 5 in a lucid, exhaustive style.  Continue Reading